Dispensing-can.



R. J. BYRUM.

DISPENSI APPLICATION FlLED JULY 3|. ISIS.

NG CAN.

Patented Mar. 25, 1919.

INVENTOR E0360? Jig/Wm WITNESSES ATTOR N EY A S PA;

ROSCOE J. IBYBIUM OF NEW ROCKFORD, NOBIIH DISPENSING-CAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

4 Application filed July 31 1915. sriaixai aaasq To all whom it'may concern. 1

Be it known that I, Boscon J. BYRUM, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Rockford, in the county of Eddy and State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dis pensing-Cans, of which the' following. is a one preferred form as illustrated'in maintain it in closed position and having an actuating cord pivoted to the deliverer and extending through bottom., V I

With the above and additional objects in view, the invention has been embodied in accompanying drawings, wherein I Figure 1 is a vertical plied thereto, and

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view V a' complete can and taken on the 1ine,22 of Fig. 1.

. Referring specifically to the drawings, the

invention for convemence has been 'illus tratedin connection with a conventional .form of can or container, for instance a can v of the type usually adapted to contain bak-- ing powder. This can has a body 3 in the form of a hollow cylinder and its ibottom; wall which is designated 4 is a disk fastened to the cylinder in an inclined josition and serves as a bottom therefor. e closure may be in the form of a removable cap ,5 having the usual depending flange}; to

surround the exterior of the cylinder 3 at 1 the top. These parts of the can, of course," may be made of any suitable material, forinstance a cheap metal, as usual.

I In the inclined bottom 4: an opening? provided, and movablethrough the opening 7 is a suitable form of'dispenser 8.] The form shown has segmental side walls 9? which are joined by walls 10 and 11 extend ing at an angle to eachother and i'adially from the center of the segments 9.: The

clined wall 10 of the dispenser 8, normally closes the opening 7, in the bottom 4, and is he .can below the said sectional viewthrough a can having my improvements ap-r mama Mai-.25, 1919.. v

substantially in 'alinement'or flush therewith. Adjacent the junction of the walls 19 andll, eyelets12 are provided on one of the walls and fit between eyelets 13 provided pass through the eyelets'12 and 13 in order to plvotally mount the dispenser 8 for movement in the opening 7. The portions from i which eyelets 12 and eyelets 13 are made,

are preferalbly integral respectivelywith the wall 10 and the bottom wall 4. y Connected-at 15 with the bottom wall 4 and at16 with the wall 11, is a spring 17 'which is tensioned so astohold the -dispenser in the position shown inFigkl of the drawings or in other words, in closed position. The sprin'g'action of the element- 17 is assisted by the provision of a coil therein as at 18. a f I An actuatingcord 19 isprovided forthe 1 dispenser, being pivoted tothe wall 1.0. on

its exterior as at 20.-, This actuating cord extends through an enlarged opening 21 in the can below the walls and exteriorly of the can as a finger grip 22,. fingergrip may be of 'any'desired construction-and as shown in the drawings is preferably an open movable against the exterior oithe cylinder in applying alabel to the can.

half-circle pivotedto the rod 13 so as-to be* v '85 3 as is advantageous in shipping andag fl- 1 B reason of the fact that the bottom i I eis inclined, the opening 21 does not need" to be enlarged to the same extent as would be the case if the bottom wall' l' were parallel with the plane of the bottom edge of the'can' and in addition suflicient space is provided to facilitate the disposition of the cord 19.

Evena resilient metallic or flexiblestrap could substituted 'for the .cord member as the throw is less than if the wall 4 were parallel with the base of the can.

Say a can containing baking powder orother material is 4 purchased. It will be annnauthoriz ed person. The label is torn so as to expose the. grip 22 whereupon 'it is pulled outwardly and radially of the'can movingwith it. the dispenser-8...:from its pivot. 14.31111 dispensing the desiredquail tity of the contents, controlled by the size iii) of thedispenser 8, and as welljtensioning 6o on the bottom 4:. IA pivot or pintle l l may found thatthe grip 22' is folded against "the can and that the label'is'pasted over the ":gr p; When the can is in this position, the purchaser is sure that the portionfof the contents have not already been dispensed by 10 the 17. Thus when the grip 22 is released, the spring 17 will restore the deliverer to closed position and the grip 22 will serve as a stop to the inward movement.

of the cord or member 19 and the deliverer walls being substantially in alinement with the bottom of the container, .means to normally maintain said deliverer in said position, consisting of a spring connected to the can and to the deliverer, and means to actuate said deliverer mounted in the wall of the can, and a stop on said means exteriorly of the can to engage the can and limit the return pulling movement of the spring.

2. A dispensing can having an inclined bottom provided with an opening, a deliverer having bottom and side walls, one

of said walls normally closing said opening and substantially flush with the inclined bottom of the can, means to pivot the deliverer at the bottom adjacent to said opening, a spring connected to said deliverer and to the can normally maintaining the deliverer in closed position, and an actuating strap for the deliverer disposed intermediate said bottom and the base of the can and being mounted in the wall of the can as a bearing.

means to pivot the latter named wall to the said inclined bottom wall adjacent the opening, a spring connected to-one wall of the deliverer and to said bottom wall to normally maintain the deliverer in closed position, and a shifting strap disposed intermediate to said bottom wall and the base of the can, said strap extending through said wall below the bottom wall, and an abutment on said shifting strap exteriorly of said side wall- 4. A dispensing can having an inclined bottom, said bottom having an opening therethrough, a deliverer having bottom and side walls movable in' said opening, one of said walls normally closing the opening, substantially in alinement with the v inclined bottom of the can, means to maintain the delivel'er normally in a closed position, and means disposed intermediate said inclined bottom wall and base of the can to actuate the deliverer.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROSCOE J. BYRUM.

Witnesses: i

J. J. Bvnu'n, H. E. BYRUM. 

